The Pale Bonsai

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The Pale Bonsai

The Magistrate’s voice cut through the frost-thick air, sharp as a chisel striking iron. “Elias.” I looked up from the pruning shears, my fingers numb and wrapped tight around the handle, the wood of the bonsai pot gritty and cold under my palms. The tree stood on the kitchen table, a twisted juniper no larger than a teacup, its bark rough and grey, the leaves a deep, defiant green that seemed...

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